Window-shade supporter



(No Model.) I

. W. S. REYNOLDS.

WINDOWYSHAD'E SUPPORTER. No. 406,474. Patented Ju1y9, 1889. I

' guides or keepers I, secured to the window- UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

WALTER S. REYNOLDS, OF CLAYTON, DELAYVARE.

WINDOW-SHADE SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,474, dated July 9. 1889.

' Application filed February 12, 1889- Serial No. 299,561- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER S. REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clayton, in the county of Kent and State of Delaware, have invented new and useful Improvements in WV in dew-Shade Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in window-shade supporters; and it consists in certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation showing a window provided with my improvements and showing a window-shade or curtain supported thereby. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the rack-bar, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the supportingrod and the rear end of the curtain-bar.

In carrying out my invention I employ two rack-bars A, which may be constructed of any suitable material, either of sheet metal or cast, as may be preferred; and I secure these rack-bars to the sides of the window-frame B, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The rack-bars are secured to the window-frame in such a position that their front edges project forward beyond the window-frame, and the said front edges are bent inward, forming the flanges C. These flanges are provided at various points of their length with the notches D, as shown.

The ends of the curtain-bar E are engaged under the flanges O of the rack bars and move vertically in the spaces between the said flanges and the front side of the windowframe. The ends of the said curtain-bar are provided with the notches F and with the vertical openings G, leading downward from said notches, and in which the supportingrods H are journaled. The said supportingrods consist of long cylindrical rods which extend downward from the curtain-bars through frame, and are provided at their upper ends with the crank-arms J, which move through the notches F, and are adapted to engage the notches D in the rack-bars and thereby support the curtain-bar. In its rear side the currain-bar is provided with the vertical grooves K, which lead upward from the notches F and are in vertical alignment with the openings G. When inserting the supporting-rods into position in the ends of the curtain-bar, the said rods are passed downward through the groove K and the opening G until the crank-arm J reaches the notch F, when the said supportingrod is turned forward, so as to bring the crank-arms through the said notch, as will be readily understood. The curtain-bar is supported at any desired height by turning the supporting-rods so that their crank-arms will engage the notches of the rack-bars, as shown in Fig. 1, and as will be readily understood. 7

- From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple, cheap, and efficient device by which the window shade or curtain can be supported at any desired height, so as to admit light through the entire window or admit light through the upper portion of the window and shield the lower portion of the same, as may be desired. The supporting-rods can be readily operated from their lower ends, and the greater portion of their length will be covered by the flanges of the rack-bars, so that they will be prevented from injuring any ornaments or drapery that may be hung over the window. The device can be quickly adjusted to the desired height, as it is only necessary to turn the supporting-rods sothat their crank-arms will be thrown out of engagement with the rack-bars, when the device can be readily moved either up or down, as will be understood. The-ends of the curtain-bar are guided in the vertical movement of the device, and are also prevented from falling forward from the window-frame by the flanges of the rack-bars.

My device can be applied to any window, and its advantages are thought to be obvious.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

.1. In a window-shade supporter, the combination of the rack-bars secured to and projecting forward from the window-frame and provided at their front edges with inwardlyprojecting notched flanges, the curtain-bar having its ends moving between the windowframe and the notched flanges and provided with longitudinal notches, and the supporting-rods journaled in the ends of the curtain- G, and provided With crank-arms playing through the notches F and engaging the rackbars, as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 15 my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WVALTER S. REY NOLDS.

Witnesses:

J. H. SIGGERS, R. J. MARSHALL. 

